Here is a list of Jeopardy! contestants who qualify for an invitation to the 2021 Tournament of Champions.

This list has been updated to conform to the Jeopardy TOC Tracker

Tournaments:
$100,000 – Ben Henri, 2020 Teachers Tournament Winner
$100,000 – Nibir Sarma, 2020 College Championship Winner

Regular Play:
$532,496 – Jason Zuffranieri (19x)
$228,800 – Jennifer Quail (8x)
$204,808 – MacKenzie Jones (8x)
$159,603 – Karen Farrell (8x)
$156,202 – Sam Kavanaugh (5x) *S35*
$111,301 – Kevin Walsh (5x)
$106,801 – Paul Trifiletti (5x)
$107,049 – Ryan Bilger (4x) *S35*
$104,526 – Ryan Hemmel (4x)
$91,999 – Andy Wood (4x)
$89,300 – Sarah Jett Rayburn (4x)
$89,001 – Veronica Vichit-Vadakan (4x)

Honorary Mention: Rest in Peace, Brayden
$115,798 – Brayden Smith (5x)

No longer in the Top 15:
$85,603 – Steve Moulds (3x)
$79,600 – Elise Nussbaum (3x)
$71,598 – Jessica Babbitt (3x)
$59,402 – Kevin Boettcher (3x)
$52,199 – Jessica Garsed (3x)
$51,203 – Dennis Coffey (3x)
$37,203 – Travis Gaylord (3x)
$33,549 – Alex Damisch (3x)

As you know, a number of contestants were skipped over when the 2019 ToC lineup was announced in order to include 3x champ Emma Boettcher ($97,002), the contestant who put an end to James Holzhauer’s incredible streak. Here are their scores, for the sake of comparison to the new list:

$100,102 – Dave Leffler (4x) *S35*
$93,301 – Jonathan Dinerstein (4x) *S35*
$92,880 – Alex Schmidt (4x)*S35*
$92,200 – John Presloid (4x) *S35*
$87,089 – Jackie Fuchs (4x) *S35*
$86,500 – Mary Ann Borer (4x) *S35*
$63,802 – Kyle Becker (4x) *S34*

BetOnline has released odds on who will become the next host of Jeopardy! With Ken Jennings listed as the favorite at +100. He’s followed by LeVar Burton at +200, George Stephanopoulos at +500, Neil deGrasse Tyson at +1400, and Alex Faust, Ryan Seacrest and Laura Coates, all at +1600, to round out the top contenders on the oddsboard. Tournament of Champions (“TOC”). Now Holzhauer will take on the two winningest Jeopardy! Contestants ever – Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter – in a “Greatest of All-Time” tournament, starting January 7 th, 2020. Oddsmakers have established Holzhauer as a slight favorite over Jennings, with Rutter a.

James Holzhauer won the 2019 Tournament of Champions. He talks about the whole experience in his final interview video:

James Holzhauer, who garnered national attention this spring on 'Jeopardy!' with a prolific run, won the game show's Tournament of Champions during Friday's episode, fending off rival Emma Boettcher to capture the $250,000 first prize.

Holzhauer, a 35-year-old Las Vegas sports bettor, won $2.46 million during a 32-game winning streak. That streak ended in early June at the hands of Boettcher, who remains the only contestant ever to beat him.

The rematch began Thursday with the first of two contests in the Tournament of Champions finals, and it wasn't decided until Final Jeopardy on Friday.

Holzhauer entered Friday with a sizable $22,926 lead over Boettcher, a librarian from Chicago. Boettcher cut into Holzhauer's lead during the Double Jeopardy round and was in striking distance going into Final Jeopardy.

The final clue from the category International Disputes: 'A dispute over Etorofu, Habomai, Kunashiri & Shikotan has kept these 2 countries from ever signing a WWII peace treaty.'

Holzhauer wagered $9,812, while Boettcher wagered $17,000. Both answered correctly with 'What are Japan and Russia?' Holzhauer prevailed with $76,923 to Boettcher's $65,000.

'I had to get Final [Jeopardy] right to avoid a last-second defeat,' Holzhauer told ESPN in an email Friday. 'Luckily, it was a question about Japan, and my Granny can rest easy knowing that I haven't forgotten my heritage.'

Holzhauer's career winnings on 'Jeopardy!' now total $2,712,216, the third most in the show's history, behind only Brad Rutter ($4,688,436) and Ken Jennings ($3,370,700).

Boettcher took home $100,000 for second place in the Tournament of Champions, and Francois Barcomb, a high school physics teacher from New York, won $50,000 for finishing third.

'Everyone played great, especially Emma, whose $65,000 total was more than anyone had ever scored in a ToC final before,' Holzhauer said. 'I think the big takeaway is just how great a competitor she is, proving definitively that her win against me was no fluke.'

Holzhauer was quick on the buzzer during Friday's game, buzzing in first better than 54% of the time, according to community site thejeopardyfan.com. He correctly answered 30 of 33 clues, but Boettcher hung tough and answered all 18 of her clues correctly. She made a big move in Double Jeopardy, successfully going all-in on a Daily Double and surpassing Holzhauer for the day.

Five clues later, Holzhauer misfired on a Daily Double of his own, losing $8,615 and putting Boettcher in position to pull out the win in Final Jeopardy. Holzhauer nailed Final Jeopardy, though, thwarting the comeback and adding to his legacy.

During his captivating run in the spring, Holzhauer authored the 16 highest single-game scores in Jeopardy's 35 seasons and 23 of the top 27 overall. His peak performance came on the April 9 episode, when he won a record $131,127. He appeared on SportsCenter and received a key to the city for Las Vegas. Even New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady tweeted about Jeopardy James.

'I strongly suspect this was not my last appearance on 'Jeopardy!' Holzhauer said. 'Stay tuned!'

He said he has been back working as a professional bettor during football season and isn't sure what's next for him.

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'Fingers crossed that I may be back on TV again next year,' Holzhauer said.